Agendas, reports and minutes

A Meeting of the Planning Review Body will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 7 February 2018 at 10.30 a.m.

Members are reminded that in the determination of a Notice of Review, to be entitled to participate, they must be present throughout all of the proceedings, including the site inspection, if any.  Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached. 

Yours faithfully,

Stewart Fraser

Head of Corporate Governance

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.   Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Minutes of Previous Meeting

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Special Meeting held on 10 January 2018.

4. Criteria for Determination of Notices of Review

The Clerk will provide guidance as to the factors Members need to bear in mind when assessing applications.

5. New Notices of Review to be Determined

5.1
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Inverness Central (14)
Applicant: Mr Richard Rankin, 17/00054/RBNON (RB-05-18)
Location: Garden Ground to NW of Glenisle, 66 Telford Road, Inverness
Nature of Development: Erection of 1 block of Semi-Detached Houses (Planning Application Reference: 17/02994/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against non-determination of application.

5.2
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Badenoch and Strathspey (20)
Applicant: Mr Ronald Stuart Dickson, 17/00058/RBREF (RB-06-18)
Location: Rosevean House, Dalrachney Beag, Carrbridge, PH23 3AX
Nature of Development: Conversion of steading to dwelling (Planning Application Reference: 17/02646/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer

5.3
Open to all Members to participate.

Ward: Inverness South (19)
Applicant: Owners of Woodside of Culloden, 17/00063/RBREF (RB-07-18)
Location: Land 10M NW of 16 Woodside Court, Westhill, Inverness
Nature of Development: To extinguish footpath and change use of land to private gardens (House numbers 22 and 23 Woodside Farm Drive) (Planning Application Reference: 17/02649/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer

5.4
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mr W MacKay as a Member for Ward 3).

Ward: Wick and East Caithness (03)
Applicant: Tresdale Wind Farm Ltd, 17/00061/RBREF (RB-08-18)
Location: Land 760M SE of Tresdale Farm, Canisbay
Nature of Development: Erection of 3 no wind turbines with a height to tip of 99.5m, height to hub of 64m, rotor diameter of 71m, indicative capacity of 6.9MW, and associated infrastructure to include 1.7km of new access track, crane pads, cabling and a small substation (Planning Application Reference: 15/01261/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer

5.5
Open to all Members to participate (Except Mr A Henderson as a Member for Ward 11).

Ward: Caol and Mallaig (11)
Applicant: Strathdee Properties Ltd, 17/00060/RBREF (RB-09-18)
Location: Land 4390M NW of Kingie Lodge, Invergarry
Nature of Development: Construction of a hydropower scheme on Allt Fearna, on the East Glenquoich Estate (Planning Application Reference: 16/04506/FUL)
Reason for Notice of Review: Review against Refusal by Appointed Officer